Sam Roggeveen
AustraliaanalystMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Sam Roggeveen is a prominent Australian security analyst and the author of 'The Echidna Strategy', where he explores the complexities of Australia's defense and foreign policy in the context of a shifting global landscape. As a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute, Roggeveen advocates for a recalibrated approach to Australia's alliances and defense strategies, emphasizing the need for adaptability in response to changing international dynamics.
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Sam Roggeveen finds the rising support for an Australian nuclear weapon attention-getting.
Australia national security: This is the nation that Pauline Hanson has been waiting forAustralia· 2026-06-22
Lowy Institute security program director Sam Roggeveen said the government can be very pleased with the agreements it signed across the Pacific.
Australia, Indonesia hedge against China with a security deal
Taiwan· 2026-02-06
Sam Roggeveen is a program director at the Lowy Institute who has expressed doubts about the US alliance.
Anthony Albanese puts deals with Vanuatu and Fiji next on the agendaAustralia· 2025-11-15
Sam Roggeveen from Australia's Lowy Institute think tank commented on the fraying beliefs about the reliability of the United States as an ally.
Friendly Albanese-Trump meeting masks Australia's creeping doubts about US
United Kingdom· 2025-10-21
Sam Roggeveen is the Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute in Australia.
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Indonesia· 2025-09-06
Sam Roggeveen is the director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program.
What changes will Elbridge Colby, the man behind Trump’s review, recommend for nuclear-submarine pactAustralia· 2025-07-18
Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program, says our commitment to buying large warships is misplaced.
A $10b deal about more than defenceAustralia· 2025-06-28
Sam Roggeveen leads the security programme at Australia's Lowy Institute think tank and expresses concerns about the US commitment to Australia's security.
Could Trump sink Australia's submarine plans?United Kingdom· 2025-06-13
Roggeveen is the director of the Lowy Institute’s international security program.
‘Invasion’ barges, subsea cable cutters and surprise naval drills: how China is testing Donald Trump | ChinaUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-14
Sam Roggeveen argued that recalibrating the relationship with the US needed to be done for practical reasons.
What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump | Julianne SchultzUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-06
